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"It was at least a foot deep and silted up and she was completely stranded."

Pictures taken at the time show three firefighters involved in the rescue.

The stranded animal was trapped in waist-deep water (Image: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue)

One bravely wades into the murky water to attach hoists to the animal, with their two colleagues, and a farmer driving a digger, helping to gently lift her out. The area is floodlit as rescuers carry out their work.